Horse-blanket.



HORSE BLANKET.

(Application filed Feb. 24, 1900,;

(-No Model.)

Patented Ian. I, mm) o. H. MUNTZ.

UNITED 1STATES- Y PATENT OFFI-CE.

OLIVER II MUNTZ," OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO JACOB H. 'MUNTZ, OF GREENVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

HORSE-BLANKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 664,967, dated January 1, .1901.

I Application filed February 24, 1900. Serial No- 6 ,40 0 (No modeL] To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, OLIVER H. MUNTZ, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain. new and useful Improvements i n Horse-Blankets, of which the following is a specification, ref erence being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in whichv Fight-e1 is a perspective view of my improved-horse-blanket and attachments complete. the straps and attachments in relief, the blanket proper being indicated by dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a horiz'ontalsectional view illustrated by the line III III of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a perspective detail View of the construction and connections at the front end.

My invention relates to improvements in horse-blankets; audit consists of the means for securing and holding the blanket in posi--' tion in such a manner as to provide for free body portion of the blanket, of any suitable materialand of a shape toconform to the body of the horse, as shown.

The girth-band consists of an upper portion 3, sewed or securedvto the fabric of the blanket in any suitable manner and provided on each side with loops 4;, which depend freely and unconnected from the blanket at positions about midway down from the central top. To the end of oneol the girth-loops 4 is connected ametal snap 5, while the other girth-loop on the opposite side simply intervenes between the upper girth portion 3 and the? lower extended portion 6, carried around under the horse and connected by a loop 7 at its extremity with the snap 5, it length begirth-band and attached to the blanket in a similar manner is a supporting-band 9, passingaround over'the top of t e blanket and terminating in loops 10 at each side on substantially the same level as loops 4.

The longitudinal girth 11 extends along both sides and around the back, while its free Fig. 2 is a similar view illustrating mg'adjusted bya buckle 8. ack of the ends are passed through" keeper-straps 13, which are securedfsto. the frontportion of each side of the blanket. The said ends are. then bent .back, forming loops 14, and passed through'the respective keeper-straps under"- neath between the longitudinal girth and-the blanket and are secured to the latter, as shown at 12. The loop ends 14 are provided with an interacting loop and snap 15 16, by which the ends of the girth and the blanket are held together at front. It' will be noted that with the exception of the connection at 12 the longitudinal girth is entirely free froniff positive attachment with the .blanket thus permitting movement of the animal without displacing the blankeaas the loops" 14 by reason of the sliding action of the girth through the keepers 13 andtheir connections with the loop and snap"15 1-6 per lHIhOf lengthf'ening or shortening'of the projecting ends, I

so as to compensate For strain in either direction without imparting aconrespondi-ng.

strain on the blanket. H I v,

In the rear of loops 10 thelongitudiiralgirth 11 is provided with a'jbuckle 1 '?=-"on:. one"or 15 7 both sides, by which the girth inay'beilei-i'g'th ene'dor shortened. Immediately backofthe loops 10, on each side, openings 18 areprovided in the blanket, throughwhich the longitudinal girthis passed, so that that portion of it, 11, which comes in contact with and binds against the rump is nnderneath'th'e blanket, allowing the blanket to depend no upward tendency of the girth portion 11'.

In this manner the blanket is positively retained in position by reason of the girth 3 a'nd front connections 14 15 16. Thejlongitudinal girth, which is partly supportedbythe loops 4 and 10, while having good holdingic'ontact is still connectedwith the blanket'iusuch a manner as to permit of free movement on account of the sliding connections, and the en tire article is well adapted for quick adjustment and the usual objects in view and desirable in devices of this character.

The advantages of my invention will be appreciated by those accustomed to the useof this class of goods and it will be found very desirable for the reasons noted.

What I claim is- 1. In a horse-blanket, the combination of a body-blanket portion, a surrounding girth attached thereto provided with sustainingloops, supporting-bands on each side of the blanket provided with sustaining-loops, and a longitudinal girth secured to the front of the blanket at each side and provided with terminal connecting devices, said girth being passed backwardly through the sustainingloops and through openings in the blanket at each side at the rear, substantially as set forth.

2. In a horse-blanket, the combination of a body-blanket portion, a surrounding trans-. versegirth attached thereto, a longitudinal girth secured only to the front of the blanket at each side,'and having loops formed at the front of each side of the blanket, the loops being provided with connecting devices, said front of each side of the blanket, the loops being provided with connecting devices, the girth being passed backwardly around the blanket on each side and through openings in the blanket, and sustaining-loops, for the loncease? gitudinal girth, on each side of and secured to the blanket, substantially as set forth.

4. A horse-blanket provided with a longitudinal girth having terminals connected at the front to the blanket, said girth having loops formed at the front of each side of the blanket, the loops being provided with connecting devices, the girth being passed backwardly around the blanket on each side and through openings in theblanket, sustainingloops for the longitudinal girth on each outer side, similar loops on each inner side of the blanket back of the opening, the sustainingloops being attached to the blanket, substantially as set forth.

5. In a horse-blanket, a longitudinal girth surrounding the forward sides of and passed underneath the blanket through openings therein at the rear, forming a continuous rear strap, said girth being looped forwardly at the front and provided with connecting devices and passed through keeper-straps at tached to the blanket, the ends of the longitudinal girth being attached to the blanket on each forward side back of such keeperstraps, substantially as set forth.

OLIVER H. MUNTZ.

Witnesses:

J. V. MCCORMICK, O. M. CLARKE. 

